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It's time for the last Mike's Mailbox of 2013.

It was quite a year for the Syracuse Orange. The 2013 team overcame a 1-4 finish to the regular season to make an unexpected run to the Final Four.

Now this year's team is off to an 11-0 start, including wins over then-No. 18 Baylor, Indiana and St. John's.

But some of the best parts of 2013 came right here in Mike's Mailbox where you readers have asked some of the most interesting questions, often causing me to spend hours poring through media guides and old box scores. (Between you and me, I love that stuff).

Anyway, let's get on with this Mailbox as we usher out the old and prepare for the new.

What would the all-time Syracuse 2-3 zone defensive team look like? The ultimate in size, length and athleticism: I'd go with Michael Carter-Williams and Kueth Duany on top; Derrick Coleman and Hakim Warrick at the wings; and Etan Thomas anchoring the middle. Good luck shooting over that lineup. Thoughts?

— David in Georgia

Mike: David apparently thinks I didn't get enough grief over last week's question that wanted to know the All-Syracuse team over the past 10 years.

For the All-Zone team, at the point, I went with Jason Hart in a tough call over Michael Carter-Williams. Carter-Williams did set the school record for steals in a season with 111 last year. But Hart's season average of 3.1 steals per game is still better than Carter-Williams' 2.8 from last season. Hart remains the all-time career leader in steals. And while Carter-Williams is a splendid all-around player, Hart carved out a nine-year NBA career on primarily his defensive ability.

At the two, it was a hard call between Duany and two players most SU fans probably wouldn't think of — Lawrence Moten and Andy Rautins.

Moten was a very instinctive defensive player. I think it had to do with his background as a defensive back in football. His 215 career steals are the most of any player who spent the bulk of his career at shooting guard. But I went with Rautins because I don't think any player understands how to play defense within the zone better than him.

At small forward, I thought about a lot of players, but I kept coming back to Wes Johnson. In his one year at Syracuse, Johnson excelled in the zone. He was particularly good at coming from the weak-side and blocking shots.

At power forward, no one in their right mind would take any player over Hakim Warrick. It's interesting to note that when Warrick blocked Michael Lee's 3-point shot in the 2003 championship game against Kansas he was playing center. If you want a darkhorse at this position, look no further than current SU sophomore Jerami Grant.

Center was the easiest choice. Etan Thomas starts here. He's the all-time leader in blocked shots (424) at Syracuse with nearly 100 more rejections than the next player on the list (Roosevelt Bouie with 327).

I noticed that Jim Boeheim has now taken a team to the Final Four in four different decades. Have any other coaches done this and if so which ones. It must be a short list.

— Jimmy in DC

Mike: The list of coaches who have taken teams to the Final Four in four different decades is very short. In fact, Boeheim is one of just four coaches to have achieved that feat.

The other coaches on the list are Rick Pitino, Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski.

Boeheim has led Syracuse to Final Fours in 1987, 1996, 2003 and 2013. Pitino took Providence to the 1987 Final Four. He also guided Kentucky to the Final Four in 1993, 1996 and 1997. Pitino has taken Louisville to the Final Four in 2005, 2012 and 2013.

Interestingly, Pitino and Boeheim have both been at the Final Four in 1987, 1996 and 2013.

Smith led North Carolina to 11 Final Fours, starting in 1967 and ending with his last year in 1997. Krzyzewski has also been to 11 Final Fours, stretching over four decades. Coach K's first Final Four came in 1986 and his most recent was 2010.

The all-time coaching leader in Final Four appearances is John Wooden, who coached UCLA to 12 Final Fours. But they were all in the 1960s and 1970s.

I'll be on the road Saturday. What radio stations is the SU game on?

— Joe M.

Mike: If you're going to be on the road, you'll probably need satellite radio to get the game.

It's going to be on Sirius and XM channels 86 and 91. In the SiriusXM listings, 86 is shown as the away broadcast and 91 is the home broadcast.